Member of the Kansas House of Representatives from the 30th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2019
Preceded by
Randy Powell
Personal details
Born
(1990-09-01) September 1, 1990 (age 33) Topeka, Kansas, US
Political party
Democratic
Residence(s)
Lenexa, Kansas, US
Alma mater
University of Kansas
Profession
Higher Education Fundraiser
Website
www.woodardforkansas.com
Brandon Woodard is an American politician and Co-Vice Chair of the Kansas Future Caucus under the Millennial Action Project currently serving in the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 30th House District as a member of the Democratic Party.[1]
Openly gay, he was elected alongside Susan Ruiz as one of the state's first-ever LGBT state legislators.[2] During the campaign, he weathered a controversy when it was revealed that he had previously spent five days in jail for a second offense of driving under the influence.[3]
He has been named the Ranking Minority Member of the House Higher Education Budget Committee starting in January 2020, succeeding Democrat Brandon Whipple, who left the Kansas House of Representatives after being elected Mayor of Wichita, Kansas.[4]
2019-2020 House Committee Assignments[5]
Ranking Minority Member of Higher Education Budget (2020)
Federal and State Affairs
Insurance
Member of Higher Education Budget (2019)
^"Kansas election results: Laura Kelly, others who won key races in the 2018 midterms". Kansas City Star, November 6, 2018.
^"Kansas House: First openly gay members win, helping Dems cut into Republican control". Kansas City Star, November 6, 2018.
^"Democrat running for Kansas House seat cited for drunken driving not once, but twice". Kansas City Star, October 15, 2018.
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